A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
2 Cor 5:1-10 is considered one of the ten most difficult texts in the New Testament. What is it about?
Two preliminary comments: All the divisions in our Bibles into verses and chapters were added much later. Some of the divisions seem arbitrary. It’s useful to remember that these New Testament letters and writings were not divided in the way we have them today.
The second preliminary comment is that Paul is dealing with “opponents,” and we can’t exactly say who they are. We do know that in 2 Corinthians he is fighting for his apostolic life. What is important for us is that he is really asking the question: What does the Christian life look like?